Hood hinges - tube or rod?

Jembow

Jembow

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My local vendor stocks a set of stainless tubes for the hood hinges. For the same price I could buy solid stainless rod. Which is better?
 
Here are some original hood rods. The top rod behind the radiator cap is a seamed 3/8" OD steel tube. The side rods are a solid 1/4" steel. The upper rod is difficult to remove without damaging. All these you see are beyond repair. Bent into a corkscrew or bent/crimped over at the ends. Whether you go with a solid or tubular upper rod, if something heavy comes down on your hood, it won't matter which you use.
A straight piece of 5/16" ID (3/8"OD) brake line is a pretty close fit for a top rod. But in the long run, a stainless rod won't ever rust.
 

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Tubes are stronger Learned this working on hydraulic rods and tubes ,more surface area to bend makes it stronger with less weight.
 
Originally Posted by BRENT in 10-uh-C View Post
There are 3 places in a Model-A where this rolled tubing is used. Wanna take a guess where the other two places are>>

Seamed gas lines and 28-29 radiator tubes. That makes about 5 seamed tubing applications.
 
Lubricate your old rods in the hood. Then punch them out a bit. Connect a drill motor to them to spin them as you pull them out. Makes the process a lot easier.
 
Chris Haynes said:
Lubricate your old rods in the hood. Then punch them out a bit. Connect a drill motor to them to spin them as you pull them out. Makes the process a lot easier.
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Thirty or 40 years ago my dearly departed uncle wisened me to that procedure. I must have passed it on to 100 people by now.
 
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